Like all swallowtail butterflies Papilio zelicaon is beautiful to look at and graceful in flight. They light up a landscape…
This is an interesting little Buprestid (jewel beetles). This genus has an unusual structure where the elytra are fused in…
This is a festive looking Noctuid moth, with a simple but elegant pattern, and a simple 3 color palette. There…
Nameless Pinions are a common Noctuid moth in the spring and fall. How weird to have an accepted common name…
Cerastis enigmatica is a small but striking Noctuid that flies in early spring. It can be very common in areas…
Friday, after being fortunate enough to receive our second dose of the COVID 19 vaccine, Pam and I headed up…
It is always fun to find males of this early season Geometer, because of their large, plumose antenna, by far…
This was a brand new Hypena sp. for me, a group of Erebidae moths with the common name of snout moths. This…
This somewhat drab Noctuid moth has bounced around that family, but, for now, is considered to be in Ufeina, a…
Hydriomena sp. moths are very tough to positively identify. So I’m extremely grateful for the experience and expertise of Tomas Mustelin…